Quiz about Waves (4-PS4-1)

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an example of a disturbance?

Accepted Answer

a bike sitting in a puddle

Answer

a boat moving through water

Answer

the wind blowing

Answer

a boy jumping into a pool

Question 2

The peak or highest point of a wave.

Accepted Answer

crest

Answer

trough

Answer

equilibrium

Answer

wavelength

Question 3

The lowest point of a wave.

Accepted Answer

trough

Answer

crest

Answer

equilibrium

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wavelength

Question 4

The length of a wave from one point to the next point.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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frequency

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equilibrium

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amplitude

Question 5

The heigth or size of the wave, represents how strong the wave is

Accepted Answer

amplitude

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frequency

Answer

wavelength

Answer

equilibrium

Question 6

Letter A identifies what part of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Crest

Answer

Equilibrium

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Amplitude

Question 7

Letter B identifies what part of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Crest

Answer

Equilibrium

Answer

Wavelength

Question 8

Letter C identifies what part of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Crest

Answer

Equilibrium

Answer

Amplitude

Question 9

Letter D identifies what part of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Equilibrium

Answer

Crest

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Amplitude

Question 10

Letter E identifies what part of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Trough

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Crest

Answer

Amplitude

Question 11

Letter F identifies what part of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Crest

Answer

Trough

Answer

Amplitude

Question 12

Wave A's amplitude is...

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the same as wave B's amplitude.

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larger than wave B's amplitude.

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smaller than wave B's amplitude.

Question 13

Wave B's frequency is...

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lower than wave A's frequency.

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the same as wave A's frequency.

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higher than wave A's frequency.

Question 14

Which TWO statements are ture.

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Wave B has a longer wavelength then wave A.

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Wave A has a shorter wavelength than wave B.

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both waves have the same wavelength

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Wave B has a shorter wavelength than wave A.

Question 15

Wave A's amplitude is...

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smaller than wave B's amplitude.

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the same as wave B's amplitude.

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larger than wave B's amplitude.

Question 16

Wave B's frequency is...

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the same as wave A's frequency.

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higher than wave A's frequency.

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lower than wave A's frequency.

Question 17

Wave A's wavelength is...

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the same as wave B's wavelength.

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longer than wave B's wavelength.

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shorter than wave B's wavelength.

Question 18

the movement or transfer of energy through a medium (like air, air, water, or solids)

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Waves

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Crest

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Trough

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Wavelength

Question 19

How many waves pass a given point each second.

Accepted Answer

Frequency

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Amplitude

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Crest

Answer

Trough

Question 20

Energy vibrates molecules in the air, transferring sound from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Sound Waves

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Heat Waves

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Water Waves

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Seismic Waves

Question 21

Energy vibrates water particles, pushing them upward to form a wave.

Accepted Answer

Water Waves

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Heat Waves

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Sound Waves

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Seismic Waves

Question 22

the ability to change or move an object through force

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energy

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waves

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pattern

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frequency

Question 23

something that happens in a regular predictable way

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pattern

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waves

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energy

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frequency

Question 24

What determines the volume?

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amplitude

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frequency

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wavelength

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crest

Question 25

Which wave has more energy?

Accepted Answer

Wave A

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Wave B

Question 26

Which wave has more energy?

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Wave C

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Wave D

Question 27

Which Wave had more energy?

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Wave F

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Wave E

Question 28

Which Wave has more energy?

Accepted Answer

Wave G

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Wave H

Question 29

Which diagram represents the volume increasing or getting louder?

Accepted Answer

Wave K

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Wave J

Question 30

Which diagram represents the volume on the radio being turned down?

Accepted Answer

Wave J

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Wave K

Question 31

You are at the ocean and you see a toy boat floating in the water. What type of movement will be caused by the waves?

Accepted Answer

the boat will move up and down

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the boat will not move

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the boat will move side to side

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the boat will move in all directions

Question 32

You're conducting an experiment with waves. You have a large tub of water and you place a beach ball in it. You create different waves to see how the ball's movement is affected by wave properties. If you increase the amplitude of the waves, what changes occur in the ball's movement?

Accepted Answer

The ball would move a greater distance up and down

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The ball would move a smaller distance up and down

Question 33

You're experimenting with waves. You have a large tub of water, and you place a beach ball in it. You create different waves to see how the ball's movement is affected by wave properties. If the waves have a short wavelength, which statements describe the ball's movement?

Accepted Answer

The ball would move up and down more slowly.

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The ball would move up and down more quickly.

Question 34

What is the middle of the wave called

Accepted Answer

resting point

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crest

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trough

Answer

wavelength

Question 35

What do waves transfer?

Accepted Answer

Energy

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Particles

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Water

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Matter

Waves (4-PS4-1)

35 questions

Which of the following is NOT an example of a disturbance?

The peak or highest point of a wave.

The lowest point of a wave.

The length of a wave from one point to the next point.

The heigth or size of the wave, represents how strong the wave is

Letter A identifies what part of a wave?

Letter B identifies what part of a wave?

Letter C identifies what part of a wave?

Letter D identifies what part of a wave?

Letter E identifies what part of a wave?

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